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acceptation 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/ˌaksepˈtāSHən/,
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acceptations, plural;
  1. A particular sense or the generally recognized meaning (common acceptation) of a word or phrase


  1. acceptance as true or valid
  2. word meaning: the accepted meaning of a word
  3. adoption: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
  4. acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; state of being acceptable; The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received; as, term is to be used according to its usual acceptation
  5. an agreeing to the action of another, by some act which binds the person in law